Popularity=Bad?
I have a friend who dislikes popular things. Often that is his only reason for disliking something. Sometimes, he’ll like something until it becomes popular, and then he’ll turn on it. I can understand this view up to a point. After all, everyone wants to be an individual even while evolution urges us to go with the herd–don’t be different, don’t stand out–that attracts predators. Of course the only predators in this story want to give you bunny ears.
Females of the orcish and dwarvish descent must be feeling hunted as of late. I know I camped the Dalaran flight point for over an hour yesterday before I found in orc female to Shake My Bunny Maker all over. Guild chat was full of spotting calls. “Dwarf female in Hellfire Peninsula!” Trolls were a bit scarce as well. But no one seemed to have trouble finding Blood Elves. Did no one play horde gals before TBC?
I find myself wanting to start a new hordie. I have a Tauren shaman. (For the record, I’m a girl and I play girl toons.) But I hate totems. I hate having to drop them. I hate sucking if I forget to drop them. So she’s going to get the big DELETE. In her place, I want to create either a paladin, warrior, or priest. I’m an attention whore–I like being needed for instances or raids. If I choose a pally then I’m obviously limited to a belf. A warrior means no belf. So how much should race factor into character choice?
In theory, I’m going to be staring at this character for hundreds of hours. And that is why I am reluctant to ever choose an undead. The bony elbows and knees really bother me. (The male undead with no jaw and the tongue hanging down makes me ill.) I will admit that I am a bit vain. Even in a pixel world, I don’t want to be ugly. And the belfs are the only toons horde-side that I consider attractive. But this is the reason they are sooooo popular. They are taking over the horde with their clear skin and flowing locks.
Therefore, the question is: Do I want to play a more visually unique character that is not my cup of tea or a super-common everyone-is-playing one toon that makes me feel pretty?
